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lxxvi} apparel which they wear,[1] the white linen and sandals;[2] he is clothed in white,[3] and "he goeth to the great lake in the midst of the Field of Peace whereon the great gods sit; and these great and never failing gods give unto him [to eat] of the tree of life of which they themselves do eat that he likewise may live."[4] The bread which he eats never decays and his beer never grows stale.[5] He eats of the "bread of eternity" and drinks of the "beer of everlastingness" which the gods eat and drink;[6] and he nourishes himself upon that bread which the Eye of Horus has shed upon the branches of the olive tree.[7] He suffers neither hunger nor thirst like the gods Shu and Tefnut, for he is filled with the bread of wheat of which Horus himself has eaten; and the four children of Horus, Hapi, Tuamautef, Qebhsennuf and Amset, have appeased the hunger of his belly and the thirst of his lips.[8] He abhors the hunger which he cannot satisfy, and he loathes the thirst which he cannot slake;[9] but he is delivered from the power of those who would steal away his food.[10] He is washed clean, and his ka is washed clean, and they eat bread together for ever.[11] He is one of the four children of Horus who live on right and truth,[12] and they give him his portion of the food with which they have been so abundantly supplied by the god Seb that they have never yet known what it is to hunger. He goes round about heaven even as they do, and he partakes of their food of figs and wine.[13] [1. ###. Recueil de Travaux , t. v., p. 190 (l. 180). 2. ###. Ibid. , t. v., p. 163 (l. 408). 3. Ibid. , t. iv., p. 45 (l. 394). 4. Ibid. , t. vii., p. j65 (l. 430). 5. ###. Ibid. , t. v., p. 412 (l. 288), and t. vii., p. 167 (l. 442). 6. ###. Ibid. , t. vii., p. 160 (l. 390). 7. Ibid. , t. iii., p. 199 (1. 200). 8. Ibid. , t. v., p. 10 (l. 54 ff.). 9. Ibid. , t. iii., p. 199 (1. 195 f.) 10. Ibid. , t. iv., p. 48 (l. 429). 11. Ibid. , t. v., p. 167 (l. 66). 12 Ibid. , t. viii., p. 106 (l. 673). 13 ###. Ibid. , t. viii., p 110 (l. 692).] {p. lxxvii} Those who would be hostile to the deceased become thereby foes of the god Tmu, and all injuries inflicted on him are inflicted on that god;[1] he dwells without fear under the protection of the gods,[2] from whose loins he has come forth.[3] To him "the earth is an abomination, and he will not enter into Seb; for his soul hath burst for ever the bonds of his sleep in his house which is upon earth. His calamities are brought to an end, for Unas hath been purified with the Eye of Horus; the calamities of Unas have been done away by Isis and Nephthys.
Themes
Anthropomorphismtheology

Attributing human characteristics, emotions, or form to the divine; embodied divine imagery.

[auto] The gods are described performing human actions such as eating bread, drinking beer, and sitting in the Field of Peace.

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Funerary Navigationpraxis

Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.

[auto] As a text from the Book of the Dead, this passage describes the successful arrival and sustenance of the soul in the Field of Peace following death.

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Living Godtheology

The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.

[auto] The deities are portrayed as active and dynamic beings who provide food and drink to the deceased in the afterlife.

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Mystical Unionsoteriology

The merging of the individual soul or self with the divine, transcending personal identity.

[auto] The deceased eats the same food as the gods and is described as becoming one of them, suggesting an assimilation with the divine.

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Ritual Puritypraxis

The maintenance of a state of cleanliness—physical, moral, or spiritual—required for encounter with the divine.

[auto] The passage explicitly states that the deceased and his ka are washed clean, emphasizing the maintenance of cleanliness required for the afterlife.

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Spiritual Ascentpraxis

A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source.

[auto] The text describes the deceased going to the great lake in the Field of Peace, indicating a movement toward a divine realm.

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There was then no earthly food or drink, and the soul of Christ knew very well that she was in God, and that she could make terrestrial bread out of stones, as there was no other bread there. But she did not desire to eat with her celestia…”
Both passages discuss the concept of divine sustenance and the rejection of earthly needs in favor of spiritual nourishment. The deceased in Passage A is provided with eternal food and drink by the gods, while in Passage B, Christ's soul seeks celestial bread and rejects terrestrial hunger.